Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
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(THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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SCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.
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The 11-year-old medium sulphur-crested cockatoo lifts his legs, squawks and bobs his head, flashing his bright yellow crest to the beat of the boy band's "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)." He even takes a bow with a vigorous bob of his head at the end of the 1997 pop tune.+ \0 y" j( |0 ~5 J8 d
9 ~* g( a( S. v5 v* g9 wWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.$ D1 x! v: o; ~ Q( J
/ b& r8 `* g& C4 b; D* ~Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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( \# E S/ T8 d& d; J4 ^8 k"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.8 Z# T# D+ R' m
7 Z+ n: L" B+ @* c9 @" |( wThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.
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+ e7 G |/ o# C3 V1 cThe northwestern Indiana couple have more than 30 birds in their home and many are available for adoption. "He makes a great spokesbird for the rescue," Chuck Schulz said. e! Y7 `% q+ M$ N3 E/ N
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |